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Eat poo poo Cat Interceptor, its time for a new thread ( ).Australia update: still largely on fire. America update: still completely inscrutable Britain update: somehow even more inscrutable Car update: cars remain bad
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I apologize for not having a big dong. Will an average dong suffice?
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Feb 1, 2020 20:49
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Somehow between when I left this morning and arrived home this afternoon I now have a huge exhaust leak and my car is loud as poo poo. It's annoying, but also kinda fun in a juvenile kinda way when I hold gears longer and give a lot more throttle. I feel like I do major exhaust work every 3-4 years, though.
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Feb 1, 2020 22:05
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In my efforts to find the perfect truck shaped car, I keep coming back to the conflict in philosophies with regards to money. On one hand, I'm leaning toward the Suzuki Carry or Mighty Boy. I know from experience that it's not ideal to have a car with parts that only come from across an ocean, but with the price of pre-97, manual transmission, quality trucks, I could just buy the trucks I dream about instead On the other, perhaps more reasonable, hand I could spend $800 and get a piece of garbage, use it up, and just buy more $800 piles of rust and Bondo pretending to be trucks when they die. Selling them for whatever price is better than scrap prices
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Feb 2, 2020 02:14
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The problem with plan A is obvious, parts. Registration and ability to drive on highways or whatever too. Don’t know where you are, but you can register them (25 year rule doesn’t apply if you have a title) in indiana and drive on public roads but not interstates. Personally I have been looking at Kubota RTVs and these caught my eye because I could legally drive it to the gas station. The route I would suggest is the second. But here is the problem, trucks hold value on the low end. Sure, a $80k F350 might be worth $20k 8 years later, but once they hit a certain point, the depreciation levels out. Especially ones with a reputation for being tough and reliabile. I had a 2006 dmax silverado 2500, I paid $25k for it in 2011. When it was totalled in 2015 with 166ish on the clock insurance gave me nearly $22k. That same truck with a clean title is still worth about $20k today. The ones that are cheap have many reasons why they are cheap. Finding one thats worth the money requires paying more than it seems you want to spend, or investing time and elbow grease in making a cheap one right. I would avoid rangers, s10s, tacomas and Colorados. People think they cost less to own but they don’t, the mpg still sucks, the resales are always really high, and the affordable trucks are always beat to poo poo. A Nissan Frontier might be ok, but watch out for rust. The newer ones bend in half because the frame rotted through before the bed sides even bubble up. Honestly your best bet is a V6, 2wd half ton in whatever make and cab configuration you want. Used fleet trucks can be decent, the maintenance might have been done on time, but watch out for the used contractor trucks or the ones owned by construction workers. I got a great deal off an older coworker who sold me a 1993 GMC 1500 4x4 for $1200 with a fresh rebuilt motor and 110k on the clock. He locked it up hunting and the person who put the engine in did not understand fuel injection so it ran like poo poo and I got a deal. It needed a vacuum line from the egr solenoid to the egr valve and a new ecu. That seems to be a common theme, the seller might not understand “computer poo poo” and if its running like crap you can get a deal. So yeah, V6 1/2 ton, 2WD, 1990s-2000s and you should be ok. Put the pedal to the floor when you crank it and listen for any dead cylinders. When it starts, look for blue smoke out of the exhaust and pull the oil cap and look for blow by. If it passes the engines are all decent. Transmission will have 4 speeds and a locking torque converter. You can also find manuals. If its got all its gears and shifts smooth its probably ok, if not, a rebuild is $1500 or so. I would budget 2500-3500 all in and you can reasonably expect it to last. You may think you can do it cheaper but by the time its fixed and in reasonable condition it always costs that much or more. Good luck.
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Feb 2, 2020 03:13
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The Door Frame posted:In my efforts to find the perfect truck shaped car, I keep coming back to the conflict in philosophies with regards to money. I just got spark plugs and a ignition rotor for $7 total for my 84 acty and there is nothing stopping me from driving it on the highway but it’s slow. Just get a kei truck. An old mighty boy isn’t a very reasonable alternative but hey go for it. Carry parts should be very easy to get.
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Feb 2, 2020 03:50
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STR posted:I apologize for not having a big dong. Will an average dong suffice?  E: winter is breaking where I live in Southern Canada. It's been 15C for the last few days and I want to break out the 911 for a rip. Problem is we have something like (no exaggeration) 80-100KPH+ winds with some regularity, seem to literally come up from nowhere. gently caress that - I'd rather not need to repaint my black car.
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Feb 2, 2020 06:26
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Feb 2, 2020 08:52
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Be reasonable. 20200202
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Feb 2, 2020 09:04
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Jesus Christ i swear humanity is actively getting dumber. I just had an argument with someone online that because Dettol lists that it kills "Human Coronavirus" it means the new Novel Wuhan strain is actually man made and a conspiracy to actively kill off a large portion of the planets population. Ignoring the fact that Human Coronavirus includes the SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome strains and they've been known and identified since 2003 and 2012. But noooooo, that cant be what Dettol are referring too on their packaging dated in 2019 at all...... gently caress me dead, we're doomed.
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Feb 2, 2020 12:57
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Ferremit posted:Jesus Christ i swear humanity is actively getting dumber. I just had an argument with someone online that because Dettol lists that it kills "Human Coronavirus" it means the new Novel Wuhan strain is actually man made and a conspiracy to actively kill off a large portion of the planets population. i mean there are a zillion kinds of coronavirus, iirc the common cold is generally a mild coronavirus
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Feb 2, 2020 12:58
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Sometimes I think humanity doesn't deserve to survive.
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Feb 2, 2020 13:20
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One of my dogs had a coronavirus last week. Kennel cough. We didn't die.
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Feb 2, 2020 14:04
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cakesmith handyman posted:Sometimes I think humanity doesn't deserve to survive. We don't.
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Feb 2, 2020 14:40
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bandman posted:I mean, I hope it’s that or the Coyote, but I don’t really get to choose. I don’t tow with it, but the extra oomph would be good. That said, 26k in and still loving my 3.5EB. especially in sport mode, the thing goes like no truck deserves to go. But getting 4.x out of a truck in the CT is going to feel insane. tetrapyloctomy posted:I kinda like the monthly reset.
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Feb 2, 2020 14:40
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rdb posted:I would avoid rangers, s10s, tacomas and Colorados. People think they cost less to own but they don’t, the mpg still sucks, the resales are always really high, and the affordable trucks are always beat to poo poo. On the truck topic, brother borrowed ours for a couple weeks after he killed his VW and now it has a massive vacuum leak somewhere. Can hear it hissing which might make tracking it down easy but now it's nearly undriveable so that's a pain. I need to get him back over here to diagnose and fix it because I don't have the energy to crawl around an engine bay.
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Feb 2, 2020 15:46
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Just turned 40! Had an awesome surprise party and an even more awesomer CHILD FREE getaway with the wifey. Regrettably, the severance package at work is not so good, was hoping to just be sent home with full pay, but the mothership doesn't do it that way so neither do we. Guess I have three months' of paid job hunting then.
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Feb 2, 2020 15:59
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The Door Frame posted:On one hand, I'm leaning toward the Suzuki Carry or Mighty Boy. I know from experience that it's not ideal to have a car with parts that only come from across an ocean, but with the price of pre-97, manual transmission, quality trucks, I could just buy the trucks I dream about instead No way I would drive a Kei truck/car on public roads they are loving death traps. Yeah an old cheap F150 isn't the safest vehicle, but it's gonna have an airbag and not cripple you in a fender bender. This is a kei truck vs Ford Ranger in a low speed crash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX5HTFEID9M
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Feb 2, 2020 15:59
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bolind posted:Just turned 40! Had an awesome surprise party and an even more awesomer CHILD FREE getaway with the wifey. Hey me too last week! Happy Birthday 40 buddy
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Feb 2, 2020 16:02
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Ferremit posted:Jesus Christ i swear humanity is actively getting dumber. I just had an argument with someone online that because Dettol lists that it kills "Human Coronavirus" it means the new Novel Wuhan strain is actually man made and a conspiracy to actively kill off a large portion of the planets population. So does bleach, and it also kills the Aids virus. People that have such a poor grasp of are usually beyond reasoning because they keep moving the goalpost to fit their world view regardless.
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Feb 2, 2020 16:20
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slidebite posted:People that have such a poor grasp of are usually beyond reasoning because they keep moving the goalpost to fit their world view regardless. I think there's a large group of people that truly believe that they know, instead of doing intellectual analysis and viewing/processing evidence. The more you know, the more you realize that you don't know. Unfortunately, a lot of people's thought process atrophies before they get to understand that concept.
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Feb 2, 2020 16:51
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meatpimp posted:I think there's a large group of people that truly believe that they know, instead of doing intellectual analysis and viewing/processing evidence.  I have a ton more respect for a layperson, or anyone for that matter, that says "they don't know" and shrugs their shoulders than some other layperson that is sure they know when there is absolutely no way they do. Its a testament to our society that people think with a weekend, or two, or even months on a computer and  they feel that they are literally more educated on a highly technical subject than specialists that have devoted quite literally, their entire professional lives on the same topic. The whole anti-vaxx movement is a textbook example of this.
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Feb 2, 2020 17:57
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So I've been laid up with a cold for two days (and have had to enjoy coronavirus jokes about twenty times). As I slumbered this afternoon, I had a dream. I'm walking along some kind of dirt road, pulling a cabin bag behind me. The sun is out in force, in a way we never get here in Sweden. I'm baking in the sun, pulling that little cabin bag. The road and surrounding terrain are really dry, and there's basically no shadow to be had and I don't anything to drink with me. I haven't seen a single person or car so far, but after several hours (I think), I start hearing traffic up ahead. Finally, cresting a hill I see a bigger road down in the valley in front of me, some kind of county highway I'd guess. Maybe I can get a lift or at least find something to drink. The cabin bag is really heavy. It's still some way to go, but halfway down to the highway there's a car parked along the dirt road, idling. It's a heavily tinted Subaru Baja. As I pass it, the driver rolls down the window. It's STR, a man I have never met but know exactly who it is as soon as I see him. He pulls down his aviators slightly, and asks "Hey dude, you want a Corona?" And then I wake up. Nidhg00670000 fucked around with this message at 20:30 on Feb 2, 2020 |
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Feb 2, 2020 18:40
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And this is when Bajaja and STR's paths collide.  I would love to find a Baja, but I can't say I've even seen one in the flesh in years. (don't worry, they're based on the Legacy, which is what Brokeback is also based on, so your dream just put me in a cooler version of my car) randomidiot fucked around with this message at 19:05 on Feb 2, 2020 |
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Feb 2, 2020 18:43
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Applebees Appetizer posted:No way I would drive a Kei truck/car on public roads they are loving death traps. Yeah an old cheap F150 isn't the safest vehicle, but it's gonna have an airbag and not cripple you in a fender bender. Oh... I forgot why they never came to America STR posted:And this is when Bajaja and STR's paths collide.  How did I not think of those? There's a handful selling for $4k-$8k in my area
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Feb 2, 2020 19:24
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meatpimp posted:I think there's a large group of people that truly believe that they know, instead of doing intellectual analysis and viewing/processing evidence. You are right, and it's been documented. It's called the Dunning-Kruger effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
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Feb 2, 2020 20:33
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I saw a first gen Intrepid the other day on the road and stared as I passed it like it was an exotic. Something definitely wrong with my brain but it has been probably a decade since I last saw one and it was looking really cool? Is this what boomer brain rot feels like?
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Feb 2, 2020 21:47
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meatpimp posted:I think there's a large group of people that truly believe that they know, instead of doing intellectual analysis and viewing/processing evidence. I find there's an almost identical overlap between the people who skipped school on a regular basis in high school and the aggressively ignorant people on my FB friends list so I'm not sure there was ever anything to atrophy. In another weird coincidence, 100% of them talk nonstop about Fox News and will believe nothing that didn't come straight out of Hannity's rear end in a top hat.
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Feb 2, 2020 21:55
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opengl128 posted:I saw a first gen Intrepid the other day on the road and stared as I passed it like it was an exotic. Something definitely wrong with my brain but it has been probably a decade since I last saw one and it was looking really cool? Is this what boomer brain rot feels like? The first gen cab forward LH cars really did age pretty well compared to their contemporaries. My first car was a 1995 Eagle Vision with the 3.3 V6 that had 160 blazing horsepower and would scream in excess of 5000 RPM. A friend in high school had an Intrepid with the 3.5 and I was jealous. They're all beat to hell now though.
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Feb 2, 2020 21:57
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Previa_fun posted:They're all beat to hell now though. I think that's part of what drew my attention, this thing was pretty mint and looked straight out of my HS parking lot.
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Feb 2, 2020 22:06
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i saw two very nice condition early 2000s Mercury Cougars on the same day in Chicagoland this year
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Feb 2, 2020 22:32
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Every time I go back to the midwest from LA I'm always reminded there's a ton of completely awful 90 and 00's domestic cars that I totally forgot existed. Luminas? Whoa
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Feb 2, 2020 22:56
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Took the kid to the park today. She didn't play on the playground but she LOVED trying to eat the mulch. Whatever makes you happy I guess...
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Feb 2, 2020 23:47
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Out photographing yesterday. One side of the track was Alfas and Subarus. The other was a BMW only day. They let a new Supra into it. Also seen - genuine E30 M3 Evolution Group A car being whaled on.
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Feb 3, 2020 00:46
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These photographs would be a lot better with some, y'know, photographs
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Feb 3, 2020 01:01
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Ether Frenzy posted:These photographs would be a lot better with some, y'know, photographs His SD Cards are still in quarantine. Coronaviruscamera and all
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Feb 3, 2020 01:18
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I put together a cool shrine to Toyota:
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Feb 3, 2020 02:10
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Hey Kaker or Dave - I need some OEM keyblanks for a 1992 Miata which seem exceedingly hard to find in the states, any idea if these are something you can get through your importing connections? The one original I got with the car has a crack in it and isn't safe to keep using. The later keys from the 93-97 era are shaped differently and all I seem able to find on ebay (so far).
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Feb 3, 2020 02:20
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KakerMix posted:I put together a cool shrine to Toyota: I'd swap the spanner for a set of their pilers. I love the pilers they used to bundle in the toolbag on 70s and 80s Toyotas.
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KakerMix posted:I put together a cool shrine to Toyota: Oh poo poo this makes me wanna stuff one of my CB750 tool wraps into one of those "In Case Of Emergency, Break Glass" thingies and mount it in the garage.
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